Bank payment card penetration rose 2.36% to 93.8% in Hungary in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank payment card penetration in Hungary reached an all time high of 93.8% in 2017 and an all time low of 7.10% in 1995. When compared to Hungary's main peers, bank payment card penetration in Austria amounted to 155%, 100% in Czech Republic, 101% in Poland and 96.3% in Slovakia in 2017.
Hungary has been ranked 35th within the group of 39 countries we follow in terms of bank payment card penetration, 7 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Payment Card Penetration | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Austria | % | 157% | 155% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 106% | 100% | 116% | 121% | 129% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 183% | 186% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 91.6% | 93.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 131% | 136% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 94.3% | 101% | 109% | 113% | 115% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 182% | 195% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 102% | 96.3% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 204% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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